Power cut hits over 1,000 homes in Telford one one of coldest nights of year
A power cut has knocked out the electricity supply to around 1,200 homes in Telford.
As temperatures begin to drop on what has been forecast to be among the coldest nights of the year, the outage was reported at about 4pm on Tuesday and was expected to last until about 10pm, after an earlier figure of 6pm was issued.
It is covering properties in the TF4 postcode area which includes Dawley, Malinslee, Lawley, and Horsehay.
A spokesman for the National Grid has tweeted the company's apologies.
The spokesman said: "Apologies for the power cut in Telford TF4 and surrounding areas.
"Our engineers are working on the issue and aim to restore all supplies by 6pm."
The power company said there is a fault on the high voltage network in the area which they are working hard to resolve.
